Next week is the final game where overseas professionals are available - so who should Meyer select for the game against Italy?

I would wish the following well and before the weekend send them back to their clubs and wish them well for their holidays there:-

Bakkies Botha,  Morne Steyn, Gurthro Steenkamp and JP Pietersen  

I would say the team should look like the following:-

15   Willie le Roux

14   Senatla 

13   Damien de Allende

12   Jan Serfontein

11   Bryan Habana

10   Johann Goosen

9     Cobus Reinach

8    Duane Vernmeulen (c)

7    Warren Whiteley   

6    Jaco Kriel

5    Eben Etzebeth

4    Lodewyk de Jager

3    Redelighuys

2    Bismarck du Pessis

1    Trevor Nyakane

16   Adriaan Strauss

17   Coenie Oosthuizen

18   Tendai Mtawarire

19   Victor Matfield

20   Oupa Mohoje

21   Paul Vermaak

22   Handre Pollard

23   Patrick Lambie

I think that Matfield and De Villiers should get a rest and so also Burger.   We need a much stronger combination against Wales and Matfield and De Villiers would maybe have their tired old batteries re- charged a bit.  They were not worth anything much in the Irish and England tests anyway.   

It would be the last opportuinity Meyer would have a look at Goosen and Vermaak - since they wil have to return to their clubs next week.   The bench provides adequate cover for all positions in the backline - hence my bench selections.   

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 It is Italy, we can send in the young guns.

15   Johan Goosen

14   Senatla 

13   Damien de Allende

12   Jan Serfontein

11   Wille le Roux

10   Patrick Lambie

9     Cobus Reinach

8    Duane Vermeulen (c)

7    Marcell Coetzee   

6    Nizaam Carr

5    Eben Etzebeth

4    Lodewyk de Jager

3    Redelighuys

2    Bismarck du Pessis

1    Schalk van der Merwe

16   Adriaan Strauss

17   Jannie du Plessis

18   Nyakane

19   Victor Matfield

20   Kriel

21   Whiteley

22   Vermaak

23   Habana

 Beeno good call on Vermeulen I didn't think of that, I understand your thought process in reagrds to Kriel, but you need some experience in the backrow.

You could be right about Schalk, I am not sure

Yeah would be nice if he gave some exposure to the squad players as NZ did against Scotland this weekend

I'd go with:

15. Willie 14. JP 13. de Allende 12. Serfontein 11. Senatla 10. Goosen 9. Hougaard 1. Nkanyane 2. Bismark 3. Coenie 4. Etzebeth 5. Lood 6. Kriel 7. Coetzee 8. Whiteley (c)

16. Strauss 17. Beast 18. Redelinghuis 19. Bakkies 20. Carr 21. Reinach 22. Pollard 23. Jean 

Not all hype mate.

Coenie hasn't scrummed down in a test for 80 minutes since last year.

I saw this w eekend that Farrell ran away from JP